The Daily Stoic
366 short Stoic passages with modern commentary, one per day
Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca, with a page of commentary for each day of the year. Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman wrote it as a daily reader, and its function in these stacks is a morning ritual rather than philosophy instruction: a fixed, two-minute anchor to start the day.
Who backs it
Sorted by strength of stance
- Chris WilliamsonRecommends
Host · Modern Wisdom
Pitches it as a daily ritual book rather than a straight-through read, and has hosted its author repeatedly.
Source: Modern Wisdom Reading List, Volume 1 - Michael PhelpsRecommends
Olympic swimmer · Most decorated Olympian in history
A gift from his former coach Bob Bowman. It is one of the two books he reads a page of in the morning, a way to take a step back when life is moving too fast.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #494: Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett, transcript - Tim FerrissDiscusses
Author · The Tim Ferriss Show
Its author has been on many times, to discuss applying Stoic practice day to day.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show: episode with Ryan Holiday
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